On January 31, 2024, the social media account @Taehyung Closet on X shared that BTS' V had emerged as holding the top three most-sold magazine covers among BTS members on the e-commerce site ktown4u.
The user revealed that the covers of the Love Me Again singer's Vogue, Elle, and Harper Bazaar were the three best-selling magazine covers on the online store.
Upon learning about the singer's latest milestone, other internet users quickly took to social media to celebrate it, with one user enthusiastically tweeting:
"V ICON OF AN ERA": Fans lavish praise as BTS' Kim Taehyung trends on ktown4u
Ktown4u caters to over 1.84 million customers across 241 countries and is known as one of the most trustworthy and reliable K-pop stores. Various products, including albums, merchandise, magazines, and others, are available at the online store.
Kim Taehyung graced the cover of Vogue in the outlet's October 2022 issue. Currently, his Vogue cover holds the record for the most sold-out magazine cover in the history of Ktown4u, selling more than 52,000 copies.
Meanwhile, BTS' Kim Taehyung's Elle Magazine cover holds the second position in the ranking with over 31,000 copies sold. His recently released Harper Bazaar's Korea magazine cover for the February issue, where he adopted the new look of a fierce dragon, occupies the third position and has currently sold over 8,000+ copies and is still counting.
As soon as the fans learned about the Love Me Again singer emerging as the only artist to have sold over three of his magazine covers on the online store, they were overjoyed and took to their social media accounts, complimenting it.
While some called Kim Taehyung an "icon," others believed that he would continue to create such milestones in the future as well.
He is followed by fellow group members Jimin, whose W Korea magazine has sold over 8,000 copies, and Suga, whose Marie Claire magazine cover has sold over 6,000 copies, respectively. The Love Me Again singer's two other magazine covers, including Arena and W Korea, have sold over 4,900 and 4,000 magazine covers, respectively.
BTS' V is currently undergoing his three-week additional training at the Army General Administration School as he has been selected for the Special Duty Team of the Capital Defense Command.
Kim Taehyung will be deployed at the second Army Corps of Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on February 8, 2024, following the completion of his three-week additional training at the Army General Administration School.